Bottles are easy to recycle, but things get a little more confusing beyond that. The United States falls behind many of its peers when it comes to recycling. According to Yale University's ...

It’s not just paper, plastic, aluminum, and glass you can recycle! Find out what surprising things that can be recycled here and how to do it. Recycling has become a crucial component in the fight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling standards vary across the US, with municipalities often setting their own unique rules. Recycling the wrong material or ...

That instinct to drop anything plastic, paper or cardboard into the recycling bin is hard to shake, but it's also one of the biggest reasons recycling programs struggle. A single grease-stained pizza ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - On American Recycling Day, November 15, Heartland Afternoon went behind the scenes at the City of Cape Girardeau’s recycling center. Mike Tripp, the solid waste ...

It's easy to believe this common myth about recycling food plastic, but it's actually causing more harm to the environment ...

It’s easy to get confused about what can and can’t be recycled. The No. 1 rule is to follow your local guidelines. Print them and post them by your recycling bins for quick reference. But ...

A woman puts a plastic bag in the recycling bin outside her home - Rez-art/Getty Images Like most people, you probably assume you mastered the art of recycling bottles, cans, cardboard boxes, milk ...

We have all done it: a greasy pizza box, a disposable coffee cup, the odd plastic bag. Sometimes, we want things to be recyclable, so we put them in the recycling bin. Waste managers often call this ...

Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality, with exceptions and caveats at every turn, leaving the average American scratching their head at the simple act of throwing something away. Jennie ...

YOU MAY THINK YOU’RE HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT THE CITY OF OMAHA AND ITS RECYCLING CONTRACTOR CONTRACTORS SAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE RECYCLING THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO THROW AWAY. LAST MONTH, KETV GOT ...